HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) - Stephen Lumpkins scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half to lead American to a 61-55 nonconference victory over Quinnipiac on Monday night.
Lumpkins hit two free throws with 50 seconds left to give the Eagles (1-1) a 58-55 lead after the Bobcats (1-1) had cut a 56-49 deficit to one point, 56-55, with 1:25 to play. Tony Wroblicky added two free throws with 17 seconds left to put the Eagles ahead 60-55.
The Eagles enjoyed a big advantage from the free-throw line, making 81.2 percent (13 of 16), while the Bobcats managed just 33.3 percent (3 of 9).
American also shot better from 3-point range, making 6 of 11, including 3 of 5 by Daniel Munoz, who finished with 13 points, the same as Wroblicky. Quinnipiac shot 6 of 17 (35.3 percent) behind the arc.
Ike Azotam and Dave Johnson scored six points each for Quinnipiac.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| American (1-1) « | 29 | 32 | 61 |
| Quinnipiac (1-1) | 28 | 27 | 55 |
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| American Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Lumpkins, F | 37 | 7-9 | 5-7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| T. Wroblicky, C | 19 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| D. Munoz, G | 39 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| J. Schoof, G | 36 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Carroll, G | 34 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Fisher | 17 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Reed | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Kager | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 21-40 | 13-16 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 61 | |
| 52.5% | 81.3% | ||||||
| Quinnipiac Bobcats | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| I. Azotam, F | 28 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| J. Jackson, F | 26 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| D. Johnson, G | 34 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| G. Young, G | 27 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Z. Hearst, G | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Shannon | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| O. Drame | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Ray | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Harris | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 23-53 | 3-9 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 55 | |
| 43.4% | 33.3% | ||||||
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